eschekier

Old French

Alternative forms

• escheker, eschequier, eskekier

Etymology

From Medieval Latin scaccarium (“chess board”).

Noun

eschekier oblique singular, m (oblique plural eschekiers, nominative singular eschekiers, nominative plural eschekier)

1. chessboard
2. exchequer (treasury)
3. checkered pattern

Descendants

• Middle French: eschiquier
  • French: échiquier
• Norman: êchitchi
• → Middle English: escheker, cheker (see there for further descendants)

References

• eschekier on the Anglo-Norman On-Line Hub